The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-29
THE FAIR.

During the week preceding that for
which the Fair was advertised the wea h
er threatened to be inauspicious. 1t
seemed to be boarding up an assortme-l 1T
of meanness with which to deluge the
fair and thus be true to its traditions.
Monday was no improvement and was
bad in promise though by no means SO
in reality. Monday night the windows
of heaven" were opened little and Tues
day morning was a whimpering Niobe,-
half smiles half tears.
The track was not in good shape Tues
day afternoon, and as the weather prom
ised improvement the races were post
poned until Wednesday. The crowd was
comparatively small and each one busted
himself In looking over that department
In which he was most interested. The
fakirs were busy and many contrivances
for etfecting change in the ownership of
personal effects in the shape of loose
change and cheap jewelry were worked
with considerable industry.
W. D. Hoard il company with Presi-
dent Torrison, reached the grounds about
two O'Clock, but as he found his appoint
ments permitted him to remain over IN
til the following day, it was decided to
postpone the address until Wednesday
at IL A. NJ
On Monday the officers were busily at
work making entries. The entriss are
more largely of an agricultural character
than heretofore, though exhibition Hall
presents many attractive features. But
the merchants have wearied somewhat of
making displays and unfortunate many
of them concluded to let this year pass.
In consequence the Hall is by no means
filed to overlooking and exhibitors are
not crowded for room.
Schuette Bros. have perhaps the finest
display yet made. 1t is a romance in dry
goods. A beautiful pavilion occupies
the center of the room. Its interior is
artistic in arrangement and quite lux
uriant. A wedding scene is portrayed,
Mesdames Patti and Lott in wax effigies
as on-lookers. 1t attracts general at
tention and receives unstinted praise.
Becker & Teitgen make very fine dis
play of stoves, paints and oils. They had
been given considerable room and used it
to the best advantage. j. Wallschlaeger
l. n ~ owl hi ~
Frank Serge has some fine samples of
carriages and A. Guttmann presents a
tasteful line of robes and harnesses
The Oriental Mills has a pyramid of
its fine brand of flours and J. Stockinger
shows full line of the product of his
cooper shop.
Miss Eta Wills has very attractive
exhibit of house plants arranged SO as to
produce a pleasing effect. Henry Stole
has also number of plants on exhibition.
Lehmkuhl & Dicke have an asssorment
of organs.
In the miscellaneous department it is
difficult to particularize. Ow-
ing to modesty or neglect, but few names
are attached to exhibits and for fear OF
the charge of being invidious
these are omitted. The art department
presents many features deserving special
and shows artistic talent
of no mean order. A brass figure in bas-
relief, large medallion, is a very credit
able piece of work. There are rare col
lections of minerals and ores, entomolo-
gical collections, fossils, coral, relics and
prehistoric utensils both of warfare and
domestic use. A pagoda, labeled rustic
work" is a marvel of ingenuity and excites
all the more wonder when it is known to
be the handiwork of an inmate of the
county asylum, man named Weisman.
4 fine collection of stuffed birds entered
by Two Rivers man, demonstrates his
ability as a taxidermist. The Kemper
collection adds considerably to the at
fractions of the hall.
The Ladies' department is said by COM
petent judges, to be the best in quality
yet exhibited. 1t is a sort of terra incoq-
nitia to 'horrid man." The heecy,
filmy intangible stuff is somewhat like
the crests of breakers. No one not a
woman can master the nomenclature of
this department. The Pilot scribe is al
ways elected from this department.
When fellow holds up one of these
gauzy things which seem to be fit en-
blem of emptiness and asks whats this
thing" he usually gets an avalanche of
which consists very largely
In the query, "why, don't You know" in
a variety of intonated sweetness. There
is no use in trying to know. There is
nobody yet who ever lived long enough
to know, and if the hereafter clears up
the mysteries of this life, the unknowable
OF the present will be made up largely OF
the fillagree, the tangles, the bizarre COM
plications and the interminable meshes
of ladies' fancy work.
The exhibit Of horned cattle is such as
to make glad farmers heart. The
county is making rapid advancement in
this respect as is evidenced by the steady
shown in exhibits each sue
ceeding year. Perhaps no other farmer
in the state can make as fine an exhibit
of graded Holstein heifers as that made
by Rahr Bros. This herd will do much
to stimulate farmers In the direction of
stock.
A great many Holstein bulls occupy
stalls at the fair. Old Dekaroon towers
in size like leviathan. His successor in
the herd is fine two year old thorough
bred purchased this spring by Rahr Bro
viii Lueps has a magnificent ,,;r,o, =.
this class on exhibit;
iaoea iioi'n bulls which are particu-
i''i' --ne are those owned by Henry and
William KEEL Franz HacSaI onJ Mt.